RNA ligase of bacteriophage RM 378

The use of thermophilic enzymes has revolutionized the field of recombinant DNA technology. Polymerases (DNA and RNA), ligases, exonucleases, reverse transcriptases, polynucleotide kinases and lysozymes, as well as many other thermophilic enzymes, are of great importance in the research industry tod...

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Main Authors Hjörleifsdottir, Sigridur, Hreggvidsson, Gudmundur O, Fridjonsson, Olafur H, Aevarsson, Arnthor, Kristjansson, Jakob K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.11.2004
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Summary:The use of thermophilic enzymes has revolutionized the field of recombinant DNA technology. Polymerases (DNA and RNA), ligases, exonucleases, reverse transcriptases, polynucleotide kinases and lysozymes, as well as many other thermophilic enzymes, are of great importance in the research industry today. In addition, thermophilic enzymes are also used in commercial settings (e.g., proteases and lipases used in washing powder, hydrolidic enzymes used in bleaching). Identification of new thermophilic enzymes will facilitate continued DNA research as well as assist in improving commercial enzyme-based products. A novel bacteriophage RM 378 of , the nucleic acids of its genome, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences of open reading frames (ORFs) of its genome, and polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acids, are described.